1To George Washington from John Patterson, 2 September 1758 (Washington Papers)
Saturday Morning Mount Vernon Honourable Sir Sept. the 2nd 1758 I understand you have not recd Letters that I wrote, its certainly by some bad management, for I readly comply’d in puting Letters in Col. Carlyle’ Store, & directed to the care of Lieutenant Smith &c. I asure you Sir its not true any neglegience of mine, for as you are pleas’d to desire hereing how your building goes on, I think...